Window screen



Aug 27, 1935.

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Patented Aug. 27, 1935 v u ention relates to certain new and use an provements in window screens.

"flheprimary. object of the invention is to provide a window screen of the rolling type and of a characterithat maybe permanently built into a wffra me for association with the sliding sashes or in theform of an attachment adapted for pla cfernent in a window frame.

, i ifif f urther obiect of the invention is to provide a rollingwindow' screen of the above character I having a ,pair of tensioned rollers respectively darned bylthehead and base of thewindow frame withjthfe free unwinding ends of the screen sections on the rollers adapted to be connected tog; her .withthe'two screens extending, over the entire window opening and with the meeting end ofjl'onfscreen section detach'ably engaged with the'upper rail of the lower sliding sash whereby the;lower 'screenwsection may be disconnected fron theiupper screen sectionand wound on its rollerl with the .upper sash' slid downwardly and the opening caused thereby covered by the upper c s nee nn W th-the above and other objects in view that w l becomeyapparent as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, the same consists in the novel form. combination and arrangement of partsrhereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

lyln therdrawingsze 1 a Figure-14s a front elevational view of a window frame equippedwith the rolling screens of the present invention, with the two screen sections'i detachably connected together at their unwinding freeends;

' Figure-21s a front elevational view with the lower rolling screensection wound on its roller and wi th the unwinding free ends of the upper screen section detachably engaged with the upper rail of the lower sash;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view with both screen sections wound on their rollers with the lower sash partly raised;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view showing the hook and pin connection between the unwinding free ends of the'two screen sections;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view takenon' line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a vertical cross-sectional View taken on line 6-6 of Figure 1, showing the boxes orv housings for the screen rollers, the unwinding free ends of the screen sections detachably connected together with the lower end of the upper UNITED STATES WINDOW SCREEN Stephen T. Kish, Passaic, N. J. Application February 19,1935, Serial No. 7,242

v 5 Claims.' (61.156 39) I u screen section detachably engaged with the upper rail of the lower-sliding sash; Figure 7 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the rolling screen and supporting structureitherefor removed from the Window frame; a

Figure 8 is a fragmentary front elevational" view of the window frame with the cover for the:

upper screen roller housing removed to illu SI-if trate the mounting of the screen roller; 7 v

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view of the upper} end of the window frame, showing the key slot-i in the upperhousingto receive the spring wind-' 1 in Y ing key of the screenroller; and

Figure 16 isa detail sectional view ofthe lowerend of the window frame showing the housin'g' to;

receive. the lower screen roller and the slot there-- in for the spring winding key of the roller; V Referring more in detail to the accompanying" drawings, there is illustrated a'window frame;

comprising side bars I5, head and sill bars [5 20? window frame as apermanentpart thereof, or in 5 7 the form of an attachment and as' illustrated Figure 7, the window screen and its carrying apex purtenances comprises head and sill housings 20 and 2i extending transversely of the window frame between the side bars respectively ad'- 0;;

jacent the head bar'lti and. the sillbar 11. The ends of the head and sill housings 2H and 2| ad jacentthe side bars it of the window frame are connected by a pair of vertical guides- 22 between which guides the opposite side edges of 3551 rolling window screens travel.

j Each of the housings 2 0 and 12l housesa tensioned roller 23, a rolling window screen 24 being?" wound on-the roller 23 inthe head housing while a rolling window screen 25 iswound on 401 the roller 23 in the sill housing 2| The unwinding free ends of the upper and lower screen secti0ns;24 and 25 are respectively attached'to the cross bars 26 and 21 and as shown in Figures 1 and 4 to 7, a pivoted hook 28 is carried by the bar 26 of the upper screen section 24 to be engaged with a pin 29'carried by the cross bar 21 of the lower screen section 25, the two screen sections 24 and 25 spanning the window opening. A pair of hinged hooks 30 depend from the outer lower screen section 25 being'provided with cutv EN ICE} sections 24. and25 thereon and the cross bars 26 away portions 32 providing clearances for the hooks 30. I

As shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9, the head housing 20 carries aremovable front wall 33 permitting access to the upper screen roller 23 and said wall carries shade roller bracketsv 34 and curtain pole brackets 35 at each end thereof. The end walls of the head housing 20 are provided with slotted openings 36 to provide the key end 31 of the upper screen roller 23 and s aidslotted opening 36 is closed by a key or wedge38.

The sill housing '21 is provided with a removable cover 39 permitting access to the lower carried by each'adjacent endof the two screens,

screen roller 23 and said removable cover 39 has a flanged inner side edge with a projecting lug 40 to be received in the opening 4| in the front Wall of the sill housing 2| to aid in retaining the cover 39 in position. The end walls of the sill housing 2| are provided with slotted openings 36a similar to the slotted openings 36 in the head housing 20 to receive the key ends 31a of the lower screen roller 23 with the key ends retained in position by the key or wedge piece 38a inserted in the outer end of the slot 35a. 1

When the cross bars 26 and 21 of the two screen sections 24 and 25 are disconnected from each other and the hooks 30 carried by the upper screen section 34 are. disengaged from the upper rail 3| of the lower sash t9, the tensionedrollers 33 in. the sill housings 2E! and 2! wind the screen and 21 occupy the positionsillustrated in Figure '3.

' When so disposed, the .window opening is devoid of the screening device. As shown in Figure 1,

. the cross bars 26 and 21 of the two screen secsill housing 2| and the upper screen section 24' remain in operative position should it be desired' to lower the upper sliding sash [8, as sho'wn in Figure 2. I

From the above detailed description of themvention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent and while there is herein shown and described the preferredembodiment of the invention, itis nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be madetherein without'departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:- V I ..1, In a rolling window screen, head and sill casings respectively adjacent the head and sill bars of a windowframe, vertical guides at each 2,012,878 I v L v v H side of the window frame connecting the casings, a roller screen in each casing having its a roller screen in'each casing having its side edges extending into adjacent guides, a cross bar hook and pin connections between the two cross bars, and means for connecting the lower end of the upper screen section to the upper rail oi. the lower sash. 1

3. In a rolling window screen, head and sill I casingsrespectively adjacent the head and sill screen having cut-away portions providing clearance-forfthe'hooks.

, i. In a rolling window screen, head and, sill casings respectively adjacent the head andfsill bars' of a window frame, vertical-guides at, each side of the window frame connecting the casings,

a roller screen in each casing havingits side" edges extendinginto adjacentguides, a cross bar carried by .eachadjacent end-of the two screens,

hook and pin connectionsbetween the two cross bars, and means for connecting the lower end, of the upper screen to'the upper rail of the lower sash, said casings and guides with the two'screens being unitarily removable from'the window franie.

5. In a rolling window screen, head andsill casings "respectively adjacent'the head and sill bars of awindow frame, vertioal guides at each' side of the window frame connecting thecasings, a roller screen in" each casing having' its side edges extending into adjacent'guides, a cross bar carried by each adjacent end of the two screens, hook and pin connections between the two cross bars, hooks depending from the-cross bar on the upper screen for engagement with the upper rail of the lower sash and the cross bar of'the lower screen having cut-away portions providing clearance for the hooks, said casings'and guides with the two screens being unitarilywre- 

